Current position

George Soros’s McDonalds (MCD) position

Reported position history, portfolio importance and verified filing changes from public SEC disclosures.

Soros Fund ManagementVerified through Q2 2026
Relationship snapshot

At a glance

The full verified relationship, including prior ownership episodes and exits where supported.

First reportedQ3 1999Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusCurrent positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares3.16MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported21Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Soros Fund Management first reported McDonalds in Q3 1999. After an earlier exit, the position later appeared again in a verified filing. The reported position was increased and reduced across later filings. Soros Fund Management currently reports 123.56K shares. The latest verified filing showed: No change.

Verified SEC history

Position over time

See the same verified relationship through reported shares, portfolio weight or reported value.

Metric

Gaps indicate periods that cannot be safely connected or where a verified corporate action changes the raw share scale. Stock price, when available, is market context and not a transaction price.

Key filing events

What changed

Latest filing plus the most meaningful reported changes. Unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Q2 2026
No change123.56K shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $270.31 · Estimated holding basis $310.79

Q1 2026
New position+123.56K shares · 123.56K shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $310.79 · Estimated holding basis $310.79

Q4 2017
Sold the entire position−2.00K shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q3 2017
New position+2.00K shares · 2.00K shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $156.50 · Estimated holding basis $156.50

Q2 2017
Sold the entire position−2.00K shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q1 2017
New position+2.00K shares · 2.00K shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $129.50 · Estimated holding basis $129.50

1 unchanged quarter is collapsed by default.

Portfolio importance

How important is McDonalds in Soros Fund Management’s reported portfolio?

Relative importance is measured only within the verified primary non-option reported portfolio for each quarter.

Current portfolio weight0.4%Q2 2026
Current rank#73of 254 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight1.9%Q4 2002
Best historical rank#10Q4 2002
At peak importanceQ4 2002
MCD
1.9%
Largest holding
9.9%
Cross-investor discovery

Who else owns McDonalds?

Also reported by 4 other tracked investors in their latest verified filings.

Bill GatesGates Foundation Trust
MCD0.3% of reported portfolio
Joel GreenblattGotham Asset Management
MCD0.1% of reported portfolio
Ray DalioBridgewater Associates, LP
MCD0.1% of reported portfolio
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SEC evidence & methodology

SEC filing evidence

Market context and filing-derived values are kept separate from actual transaction prices, which 13F filings do not disclose.

Latest verified stock price$248.242026-09-18

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest filing quarter-end price$270.31Q2 2026

Derived from validated reported value and shares where supported.

Estimated holding basis$310.79Historical reference — not actual purchase price

Calculated from supported filing history.

Latest verified investor filingQ2 2026 · filed 2026-08-14
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This tracker follows Soros Fund Management LLC’s Form 13F disclosures—not George Soros’s personal brokerage account. George Soros founded the firm; its current CEO and chief investment officer is Dawn Fitzpatrick. Form 13F does not reveal exact trade dates, execution prices or the purpose of an option position.